AMA: Baseline Role, Backhand Volley Fix, How to Beat 2-up, & More

About this episode

This episode covers various tennis strategies and lessons learned from a recent mixed doubles match.

This AMA episode covers a variety of topics, including net position, formations, and strategy frameworks. A few of the lessons are from a tight mixed doubles match that I recently played, while the others are from Tennis Tribe Members. When is I-formation a bad idea?Why I recently told my partner to stand in two different positions on my return points.When should the baseline player change something? (including how to handle inactive partners at net)Members only: My backhand volley pops up an...

People in this episode

Host: Will Boucek

Topics covered

• baseline role
• backhand volley
• doubles strategy
• net position
• I-formation
• partner positioning

Keywords

• baseline player
• backhand volley fix
• 2-up strategy
• net position
• Tennis Tribe
• doubles match
• I-formation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tennis Tribe

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